Sunday, May 1, 2016

1.I went for a doctor’s appointment to
fill out insurance forms. Then I napped from the exertion.2.I did a load of laundry and vacuumed
upstairs. Then I napped because I overdid it. Yep, that’s my life.

3.Great day at church today. Our Pastor
is such a good preacher. But it snowed today! In April!

4.Quiet day at home, filling out
paperwork.

5.Bible study this morning, then a nap
to recover.

6.Going to see my grandson. I try to
get there at least every two weeks. He’s growing so fast, saying a few words.
Also lots of baby babble.

7.Back from Oakville. Quiet day at
home, catching up with my Bible studies in Leviticus.

8.Quiet day, not much energy. Did two
loads of laundry. It’s Friday so we usually order in or eat out. We went out
for fish.

9.Since I’ve lost 8 inches off my
belly, I bought a few new outfits as a reward. It also helps that our income
tax refund came in. But trying clothes on and walking around at the mall wore
me out.

10.Church today. The preaching is so good, and I
find Sundays anchor my week and remind me of the essentials. I couldn’t sleep
during my nap today for some reason.

11.All alone today since my husband went to visit
his sister and have supper there. I ran a few errands and reviewed my message
for Saturday. I’m recycling an old message, which helps with my slow brain.

12.I have to head downtown for a medical
appointment. This is my third and final appointment at the Environmental Health
Clinic. One of the few places that really “gets” me. They were the ones who
gave me my diagnoses of Fibromyalgia/ME/CFS/MCS/EMH.

13.My grandson is starting to speak. Grandma in
Finnish is Mummi, and on the phone he said, Bye MaeMae! Stole my heart.

14.We
went to pick up our youngest daughter, who is back from finishing her second
year of Law school. I supervised and offered moral support but still felt
exhausted. She’s home for two weeks and then leaves for her internship at The
Hague for five months.

15.Going to visit my grandson for the afternoon
with my other daughter. Also, my husband is coming there after work.

16.Speaking at the Women’s ministry meeting,
using a recycled message. Then dinner at a friend’s place tonight.

17.My message was well received. I was nervous,
but then relaxed after I started. My daughter had 8 friends over for a going
away party.

18.Pyjama day. Took a walk with my husband this
evening. It’s 23 degrees Celsius. So nice.

19.Made the mistake of booking two appointments
on one day. One is more than enough. Now sitting here with legs throbbing. But
at least my teeth are cleaned and my hair is highlighted. When I was there, the
chemicals made me drift off. I had to stand outside for a while to get air. At
least my stylist knows to watch out for me.

20.One of my least favourite things, going to the
bank.

21.So the Queen turned 90 on the same day that
Prince died. His music played a big part in my teen years.

22.Going to see my grandson for a few hours so my
daughter can say goodbye to them before her trip to Europe. They’ll be meeting
in Finland in June. I made the mistake of having a little bit of mashed potato
for lunch. I miss it so much, but then I was on the couch with throbbing pain
in my legs. When will I learn?

23.My husband ripped out all the dead plants in
front of our house. Now I have to choose some perennials to fill the space. My
daughter is doing her packing for Holland.

24.Nap flanked by church. The Spanish church
hosted a luncheon.

25.We need to do some upgrades on our house in
case we may need to sell, so we will probably have some painting done and
reface our kitchen cupboards, change the countertops and add a backsplash.

26.Bible study. Then helping my daughter prepare
for her trip on her final full day.

27.Our baby is off to The Hague for the summer.
She has mixed feelings about it, too because she only knows one person there
(another law student) and she’ll be there so long. But it’s a great experience
for her, working for the ICTY, with the main judge. Sad for us, though.

28.Getting the winter tires off my car this
morning. Our daughter and grandson are coming to spend the weekend with us
since her husband is away on a business trip. Also, today is the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. My father was killed in a workplace accident when I was three and my sister was five. Our lives were forever changed because of it.

29.We went to the TBS graduation. It was hard on
me, pain-wise, but so encouraging, especially to hear the tributes to two godly
women.

30.Today is my birthday. I’m 52, happy to see it,
as I know not everyone has the privilege of growing older. My daughter baked me
clean brownies, made with cane sugar and I don’t react to it, thankfully, like I
do to regular sugar. My daughters paid for my name change, which is still due
to come in. My husband gave me a day at the upcoming Christian Writer’s
conference. I can only manage one day, if that, but I appreciate it. I wasn’t
able to go last year. It’s always nice to be around people who get how unique
writers are. The best part was having our daughter and grandson here for three
nights. I feel I pushed myself too far and I feel a downturn coming in my
health, but it was worth it to wake up to his sweet face every day. He can say
Pappa (grandpa) and Mimi which is his way of saying Mummi (grandma). Our daughter
is settled in at her residence in Holland, across the street from her
workplace.

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Teaching others of the greatness of the God of our Salvation through stories and Bible lessons. Making the deep truths of Redemption easy to understand.
Pia is of Finnish-Canadian background. She was saved by the grace of God, at the age of five at a neighbourhood child evangelism meeting.
She has been married to a wonderful husband for over thirty years and has two young adult daughters.
She is a member of The Word Guild. She writes fiction and non-fiction. Her novel of Biblical, historical fiction is almost complete.
Pia worked for almost thirty years as an Oncology nurse until she was disabled by ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia.
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